Hidden Huntress
Hidden Huntress
In an underground kingdom of trolls and ancient magic, a mysterious huntress must move through deadly politics and hidden alliances. Her true identity could destroy everything she's built, but her skills are all that stands between survival and chaos. The throne has secrets it will kill to keep.
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Cécile is trapped. She's been forced to hide her abilities as a hunter while her troll lover Tristan fights underground to break a curse that binds his entire race. Book two follows their parallel struggles: Cécile searches for a witch powerful enough to undo generations of magic, moving through a world that fears her, while Tristan handles political enemies, infighting, and the weight of a people's survival. Their separation is deliberate and brutal. The witch hunt is real. So is the question of whether love survives when you're fighting different wars.
Jensen doesn't give you easy answers. Cécile's journey is lonely and physical; Tristan's is political and suffocating. The dual perspective keeps the tension high because you're never sure what the other person is doing or thinking. The troll world-building is detailed without exposition dumps. And the romance doesn't solve the plot, both characters have to do the solving, separately, which makes their eventual reunion earned rather than handed to you.
Violence, battle scenes, torture references, sexual assault references (not graphic), and extended grief and loss.
The curse isn't broken by the end of this book, it's set up for book three. Tristan and Cécile don't reunite until late, and when they do, the reunion is tense rather than triumphant. Cécile learns to accept her dual nature. A major ally is killed. The stakes for book three are devastating.
Readers who loved the first book need this. Fans of dark fantasy romance with real consequences, political maneuvering, and protagonists who can't just run away. Not for those who need couples to stay together; this book is about absence and trust being tested.
Book 2 of The Malediction Trilogy. Book 1 (The Torn World) establishes the curse and the relationship. Book 2 separates them. Don't start here, the emotional weight depends on knowing what they've already sacrificed.
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